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Age of Balance encourages the next generation of leaders. In order to achieve a peaceful and stable international society in which people can participate with well-being, it is essential that qualified women participate actively as leaders at both the national and international levels. By examining human security as a fundamental concept underpinning international leadership and analysing preventive diplomacy as a practical approach - not only engaged with issues directly related to conflict and war but also broader factors such as natural disasters and pandemics - this book discusses the importance of creating a society in which both women and men have the ability to make choices, taking care to move beyond and explore the necessary institutional designs and practical implementations necessary to bring this society into being.While preventive diplomacy and human disaster preparedness are vitally interrelated and crucial in facing the challenges of the future, they are affected by a wide range of issues, and influenced by a myriad of leadership traits. Based on personal interactions with her global leadership peers - such as Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, and Angela Merkel - Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan, Akiko Yamanaka looks critically at the hard skills behind successful leadership in the political arena. With a particular focus on human security and preventive diplomacy, she shares her perspectives on the impact that twenty-three top female leaders have had on the global stage. Akiko's account of these global leaders is unique, comprehensive, and insightful, and learning from them is vital in this increasingly unstable and uncertain global environment.